Tumi Music News
Launch of Music Download site: www.latinmusicdownloads.com

It is now 30 years since I started my first Latin music recording for my company Tumi Music here in the UK. During this time I have travelled hundreds of times between the UK and countries all over Latin America, in particular to Cuba, Brazil and the Andean countries and recorded over 200 CDs of all genres and styles.
During this time I have witnessed the evolution from vinyl and cassette to mini disc and then to CD, and most recently to iPod and so on. However the most serious threats have come from the sudden near extinction of CDs caused by downloading from the internet - although this has made music far more accessible it has also given opportunities to illegal sites and practices.
With this in mind, I have spent much of my time over the last 6 months, together with a small group of people, building a new site so that Latin Music lovers can download their music legally. This is a huge and positive step forward for us as music providers as well as for the artists and writers whose incomes have diminished to virtually nothing.
With this in mind I am writing to you as a friend and colleague to help me not only to spread the word but also for your valuable contribution both in terms of providing us with music and also by offering your opinion of the site.
As I'm sure you know, under current circumstances it is very hard for an independent label to launch into such a venture but with your help I am sure we can make it!
The site is www.latinmusicdownloads.com
and liking us on Facebook will be really appreciated.
Thanks so much for your help.
Kind regards
MO Fini (Founder and director of Tumi Music)
Other News
Colors of Brazil by Cabruêra
Alma Latina by Julio Montoro
Sin Limite by Candido Fabre Jr.

Reggaeton blends musical influences of Jamaican dancehall and Trinidadian soca with those of Latin America, such as salsa, bomba, Latin American hip hop, and electronica. Vocals include rapping and singing, typically in Spanish. Lyrics tend to be derived from hip hop. In this, his debut album , El Travieso (Candido Fabre Jr.), accompanied by his father Candido Fabre Sr. and friends, produces some of the finest dance music coming out of the Island.
Alejandro Almenares' new album Casa De Trova
Feverson's new album Soneros de Siempre
Otoqui Reyes with his group "Hijos de Agueybana", Agua del Sol

La Bomba is one of the main Puerto Rican musical genres with cultural influences from West Africa, Tainos, Spain as well as other Caribbean islands. Bomba is described as a dialogue between dancer and drummer and is a dance of extreme elegance and deliberate steps. " Hijos de Agüeybaná" (Children of Agüeybaná) is the ambassador of this genre of Puerto Rican music today. Although they mix Bomba with other genres such as Salsa, and Jazz, they never lose sight of its indigenous African roots.
David Álvarez's new album "Clandestino"

David Álvarez offers a cache of the bold, confessional songs of a modern troubadour For this "dream finally realised" he brings together songs composed trova style in homage to his birthplace of Manzanillo, the region of Cuba with the strongest trova tradition, his tierra where his roots go deep. Versed in poetry these uncensored stories of the joys and trammels of love add laúd and Cuban tres guitar, to place their Caribbean core within a serenading Mediterranean sensibility, creating a modern renaissance ambience. Romance and love do not come easy, yet life remains joyful - was it not ever so...!
Domingo Candelario début album "Soho"

Singer/song writer Domingo Candelario was born in the heart of La Havana, Cuba. As a child he was greatly influenced and inspired by the Brazilian music that his parents listened to. He went on to develop his own unique style within the “Nueva Trova” movement which began in the late ‘60s and has its roots in traditional Cuban folk music, incorporating progressive and often politicized lyrics.
Yusa's new website

"Look out for this outstanding new talent as she'll be a big name on the scene for years to come" The phat planet, 2003 And how true it was... Yusa has been one of the success stories of Tumi looking for unknown talents. Today some 10 years later Yusa has released three CD’s, one D.V.D. (live at Ronnie Scott’s) and toured the world. She is currently touring Latin America.
El Boom Boom - winner of Cuba Disco 2010

Cubadisco International Fair, founded in 1997 and organized by the Cuban Music Institute, is the most important event of the Cuban Music Industry and it constitutes a preferential space to expose the main achievements of Cuban Music, to appreciate a luxurious musical programming with special performances by Cuban and foreign artists, to promote the carrying out of tributes and to present national and international awards to important personalities from Cuban and Universal culture. In this XIII edition of Cubadisco, which was held from May 15 to 23, 2010, among many artists the new Tumi release El Boom Boom won the best Cubadisco 2010 in its Category
Josef Koumbas' new Album - Waiting…

Waiting… Waiting is Josef's second release, a melting pot of Jazz with a twist of Jazz, Fusion, Latin Jazz, Blues and Rock. Produced by Alexis Bosch Méndez with the help of some of Cubans legendray figures; Roberto Carcasés - José Ernesto Hermida - Pablo Calzado - Ramsés Rodríguez - Osnel Rodríguez Otero - Emili Martini - César Lozada - César López - Orlando Sánchez (CubaJazz) - Carlos Manuel Millares - Orlando Valle (Maraca) - Robin Félix Martínez - Amaury Pérez - Sexto Sentido - Javier Ardericuza - Emilio del Monte
To'Mezclao UK Tour

"You'll hear everything from cumbia, meringue and salsa to hip-hop, funk and reggaeton. It never loses sight of the band's Cuban roots, although it is delivered with a pop sensibility that keeps things catchy and punchy without ever being formulaic. The opening merengue "Aqui Todo Ya Esta Inventao" is a perfectly formed three-minute hit. "Quiero Olividarla" should do for salsa sessions what the beats-heavy "Cuando Pasa El Tiempo" does for club dance floors. Someone get them an international tour, quick." - Jane Cornwell (Songlines March 2009)